Editing Identity document (section)

====South Africa====
{{Main|South African identity card}}<!-- 
[[File:Persoonskaart.jpg|thumb|upright|Old (1958) South African identity card issued to a permanent resident (PR).]] -->[[File:ZA Smart ID Front.png|thumb|upright|The front of the South African [[South African identity card|Smart ID]]]]
[[File:ZA Smart ID Reverse.png|thumb|upright|The reverse of the South African Smart ID]]South African citizens aged 15 years and 6 months or older are eligible for an ID card. The South African identity document is not valid as a travel document or valid for use outside South Africa. Although carrying the document is not required in daily life, it is necessary to show the document or a certified copy as proof of identity when:
* Signing a contract, including
** Opening or closing a bank account
** Registering at a school or university
** Buying a [[mobile phone]] and registering the number
* Interacting with most government agencies, including
** Applying for or renewing a driving licence or firearm licence
** Applying for a passport
** Applying for any social services or grants
** Registering to vote, and voting in elections
** Registering as a taxpayer or for unemployment insurance
The South African identity document used to also contain driving and [[firearms licence]]s; however, these documents are now issued separately in card format.
In mid 2013 a smart card ID was launched to replace the ID book. The cards were launched on July 18, 2013, when a number of dignitaries received the first cards at a ceremony in Pretoria.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sabc.co.za/news/a/ad1464804065168c800a832154f093f8/ID-Smart-Card-launched-in-Union-Buildings |title=SABC News.com – ID Smart Card launched in Union Buildings:Thursday 18 July 2013 |publisher=Sabc.co.za |date=July 18, 2013 |access-date=October 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200642/http://www.sabc.co.za/news/a/ad1464804065168c800a832154f093f8/ID-Smart-Card-launched-in-Union-Buildings |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The government plans to have the ID books phased out over a six to eight-year period.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.info.gov.za/speech/DynamicAction?pageid=461&sid=37743&tid=111812 |title=Minister Naledi Pandor: Introduction of Smart Card Identity Document (Smart ID Cards) (English) |publisher=Info.gov.za |access-date=October 28, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029213205/http://www.info.gov.za/speech/DynamicAction?pageid=461&sid=37743&tid=111812 |archive-date=October 29, 2013 }}</ref> The South African government is looking into possibly using this smart card not just as an identification card but also for licences, [[National Health Insurance]], and social grants.<ref>{{cite web|title=South Africa to pilot smart ID cards|url=http://www.southafrica.info/services/government/smart-id-081512.htm|access-date=July 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614085334/http://www.southafrica.info/services/government/smart-id-081512.htm|archive-date=June 14, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>